"Well, although I don't know the details, Akasaka also said that programmers are excellent tools that are in great demand by capitalists. They have a wide range of employment opportunities and relatively high salaries. It's not difficult to make a living if you learn the skills well. If you have project results related to game production, it should be easier to get into a related company." From a practical perspective, Li Nian analyzed the advantages of computer-related majors for Kanda, and did not forget to mention the disadvantages: "It seems that the work is also very hard, the baldness rate is quite high, and it is a frequent guest in the sudden death news. Working for private companies is also prone to midlife crisis and layoffs..."

Kanda was more concerned about the bad things. At this moment, he had already imagined himself living on the streets in the future when he was middle-aged, with no money to eat and no place to live. He couldn't help but shudder.

Kasumigaoka said helplessly: "The boy talked to you about dreams, but you had to talk to him about reality?"

“It’s better than irresponsibly fooling others into working towards an unreliable direction… But the reality I present is not bleak at all. Overall, I think it’s a good path.”

Kanda smiled bitterly: "I will seriously consider it...By the way, Li Nian, what kind of games do you like?"

"Hmm? Oh, I like all fun games. Of course, the best ones are shooting games and real-time action games... Why, you want to make a game that I like right now?"

"Your opinions can be used as a reference for me... Shooting and real-time action, that sounds like the answers that boys would give, I also like that kind... I want to try to do the next project, do you have any more specific suggestions?"

"...I like the exhilaration of attacking. If it's a PVE game, I hope the NPC enemies are stronger and force the players to concentrate. It would be better if there are mechanics like dodge, counterattack and knife bounce...Of course, I don't recommend you to make the game bigger. 3D games should be touched with caution. Compared with the fine modeling and the beauty of the picture, it is more important to do a good job of gameplay. Maybe a 2D horizontal version of the game is easier to implement? From the perspective of saving money and trouble, it's also good to make the art style pixel or cartoon style. Specific reference examples are "Dead Cells" and "Hollow Knight."

Li Nian's suggestions were indeed detailed, and he even took into account the difficulty of production and provided specific reference examples. Kanda listened carefully, and his eyes lit up at this moment. He felt that the 2D horizontal scrolling game had great potential in production: "Oh! I also like that type of game, and this type of game already has a very mature production engine and process... I'll go talk to Ryunosuke later."

"If you and Akasaka are serious about making a game and selling it, I can provide support, including financial support."

Kanda was stunned: "Seriously... make a game and sell it?"

"Yeah, think about it, games will eventually become commodities."

Kanda had never thought about anything that far ahead.

"...With my ability? I can't make a good game that can be sold."

"Your current level is certainly not enough. You would have a hard time writing a program. So what I'm saying is that you can add Akasaka Ryunosuke's words. You come up with the ideas, do the design, and then he will implement it."

"...I need to ask him, what does it mean to provide financial support?"

"For example, I can provide action designs similar to today's, and I can also write scripts. If you need money, I can also give it to you - the premise is that you have the idea of ​​seriously making a game that can be sold for profit. In general, it is to allow you to do it more freely. You can negotiate with Akasaka on the premise of my help and see if he is interested in this."

Then Li Nian said, "Just let me wash the dishes. You're too slow."

Kanda understood, washed his hands, turned around and left, and went to talk to Akasaka.

After Kanda left, Li Nian didn't move and continued to hum comfortably. He didn't make any sound because he was rubbing Isayama's belly, who was really about to fall asleep. With a snap of his fingers, his magic kitchen began to operate on its own, and all kinds of utensils automatically cleaned up the mess as if they had spirits.

Kasumigaoka looked at all this curiously and asked Li Nian: "You seem to care more about Kanda-kun's game plan than Aki-san's game. You even offered to help write the script and provide funding. Why is that?"

Li Nian rolled his eyes: "Because Kanda at least wants to make a real game, and the key is that there is a great programmer behind him. Not only that, there are also a lot of great people like Sakurasou, including the Shiina master next to you, who are helping. If it's better, it will only be a galgame, and I can only use my name to trick members like Aki."

"...That's true." After hearing what Li Nian said, Kasumigaoka realized what kind of resources Kanda-kun in Sakurasou had. All the staff in Sakurasou helped each other and had a very good relationship. They were all his friends and were willing to help him. He could easily get together a production team of programmers, scriptwriters, and artists, which was enough to make a game.

This made Kasumigaoka realize that sometimes connections are more important than personal abilities.

"But I still hope you can pay more attention to yourself and the project I'm involved in."

"I have completed the main plot of the script, and will make a final revision and fine-tuning tonight."

"…Although I really want to see it now, I'm afraid I'll have to stay with this kid until very late." Kasumigaoka stroked the hair of Shiina who was painting seriously.

"Why don't you sleep at her place? It should be OK to clear a bed out of the pile of underwear."

"She has to work in the middle of the night, so it's not nice to disturb her."

"It's okay to disturb me?"

"Don't you have great concentration? Aren't you so calm that a beautiful girl right next to you can't bother you?"

"As long as you don't kick the quilt tonight, it really won't bother me."

"…I'll try my best not to let Isayama-san, who's sleeping with me, get cold."

"It's okay with me. Huh." Isayama sounded listless and had fallen into a semi-sleeping state.

Suddenly, Teacher Chihiro pushed the door open. She had not been seen this weekend. She must have gone to some adult social gathering again.

At this time, she reeked of alcohol and was obviously drunk again. It was even more obvious that she had failed to hook up with a rich man again. She looked very unhappy.

Entering the living room, Teacher Chihiro saw Shiina, Kasumigaoka, and Li Nian who was rubbing Isayama's belly.

Of course she knew Kasumigaoka, a famous talented girl from Sobu High School, who had been to Sakurasou many times. Although Chihiro was not very familiar with Isayama, she recognized this student who always came to the office to ask for leave, and could see that she had a close relationship with Li Nian. As the dormitory supervisor of Sakurasou, Chihiro sneered at the appearance of these two girls: "Li Nian, you are even better than Mitaka Ren. It seems that you brought in those girls from outside."

"I am so ashamed of what you said. Moreover, these two actually wanted to stay in my room overnight. I feel deeply ashamed. Why don't you use the authority of the dormitory manager to drive them away quickly?"

"No, I just want to see you end up being torn into pieces because of your entanglement with so many girls and having multiple relationships at the same time." As he said that, Teacher Chihiro took a beer from the refrigerator and said casually, "You two want to stay overnight at Sakurasou, right? OK, but the soundproofing of the room is not very good, so remember to keep your voice down when you do it."

"...Do you really still remember that you are a teacher, a sacred profession? Besides, didn't you forbid Ren-senpai to bring girls to Sakurasou, and you even regarded having sex as the bottom line that is unacceptable?"

"The bottom line is to be flexible. I have been unable to find my ideal husband for a long time and now I regret not seizing the opportunity to hook up with a young rich second generation when I was young. Isn't this giving you an opportunity to avoid repeating my mistakes?"

"Yes, yes, Teacher Chihiro should talk more about this about him. This person is so foolish that he pursues singleness and doesn't want to fall in love. Tell me, where in the world can there be such ignorant young people? They don't even think about what they will do when they are old and can't find a girlfriend." Kasumigaoka was still happily adding fuel to the fire.

"I really don't want to become a miserable adult like you. By the way, Teacher Qianxun, do you want to drink more?" Li Nian's eyebrows twitched as he looked at Jiumeng, who was drunk and wanted to get more wine.

"I just want to drink until I black out, so as to forget the shame of a good man being seduced by another bad woman in front of me."

"To be honest, I think you're just as bad."

The bastard just came to the living room to get beer, and then left. He also gave two outside girls the unnecessary permission to stay overnight.

In fact, Chihiro also knew that Li Nian would not do anything. If he could really play so fancy, Chihiro would only sigh that this boy finally changed his character and was not so radical anymore.

In the end, Isayama and Kasumigaoka still spent the night in Li Nian's room.

As expected, Li Nian was woken up by the noise from Xia Zhiqiu in the middle of the night.

He sighed, opened his eyes and stood up, and saw two women hugging each other under the kicked-off quilt.

Isayama hugged Kasumigaoka's plump body. This time, his saliva wet not Li Nian's pillow, but Kasumigaoka's plump chest. Isayama buried his head there, his whole body entangled with Kasumigaoka. He seemed to feel very comfortable being hugged by the soft senior sister. He smiled like a fool in his dream, just like a female pervert.

Kasumigaoka hugged her back, because she kicked off the quilt and felt cold again. However, she did not feel uncomfortable with her chest wet with saliva. Instead, she smiled comfortably because she had an extra pillow and a source of heat.

Fortunately, it was not him, Li Nian, who was caught in the middle, otherwise he would have been tortured.

It was a very erotic scene, but Li Nian, who was disturbed in her sleep, felt very annoyed. She really didn't want to get up again and again, so she simply spread out the quilt to cover them tightly, and fixed the four corners so that Kasumigaoka couldn't kick it anymore.

After doing all this, he lay back in his chair and finally had a night of undisturbed sleep.

Chapter 414: Subtle Changes in Kasumi Hill

The next morning, when Kasumigaoka woke up, no one was in the room.

She felt her chest was a little wet, knowing that it was the saliva of Isayama who had slept in her arms all night and had not yet dried.

She smiled helplessly, but Kasumigaoka didn't feel uncomfortable at all and didn't mind this little thing. There were not many people who had a good relationship with her, Kasumigaoka, and Isayama was one of them.

After sleeping all night with the girl's soft body in his arms, Kasumigaoka felt quite comfortable.

She had a rare two days of normal life and did not type until midnight as usual. She felt refreshed after waking up today.

Kasumigaoka got up and went to wash up. When passing by the courtyard, he heard crisp sounds of striking. He saw Isayama Tadashi and Li Nian sparring under the cherry tree in the courtyard. So the two martial artists got up early for morning exercises. This time it wasn't the exaggerated noise of before with flying lights and people flying around and constant roars. Both of them had wooden swords in their hands and it seemed that they were just practicing related techniques.

Li Nian noticed Kasumigaoka passing by and greeted her casually. At the same time, he used a calm breath and a clever method of receiving the flow to deflect Jianshan's sword. He seized the opportunity and swung the sword with a seemingly heavy force to hit Jianshan in the stomach.

The latter was hit and flew to the foot of Kasumigaoka. With a look of despair and exhaustion on his face, he met the eyes of his good classmate who was looking down at him. Isayama greeted him weakly.

"Good morning……"

"…Good morning. By the way, are you okay?"

"Well... I won't die... so... it's okay..."

Isayama complained in a sarcastic tone, and it was obvious that he was not really fine. However, he quickly jumped up from the ground with a swift movement that was contrary to his depressed look, and attacked Li Nian again.

Kasumigaoka forgot for a moment that she was going to wash up. She stood there and watched the two people's sparring for a while, thinking about some things about Isayama.

She and Isayama were in the same class. Before Li Nian knew Isayama's identity as an exorcist, this girl was already very popular in the class. This leader of the kendo club was a man of both civil and military skills, humble and cheerful. Who would dislike such a person? Kasumigaoka was no exception. Moreover, she could see that Isayama's kindness was genuine, and his humility was genuine, not fake. He would not deliberately act in a pretentious manner when getting along with anyone, which was even more rare.

Observing human beings is Kasumigaoka’s interest. Writing requires drawing materials from life. Special characters have special value and can become material for writing.

Before Li Nian, Isayama and Misaki were the objects of her observation. These people were outliers among high school students, exuding a strong aura that their peers did not have. They had surpassed several stages of high school students who loved to play and did not know how to struggle. It seemed that they had achieved unity with life and work in other aspects, so they rarely had the anxiety and confusion of other teenagers. They seemed to be people with clear goals, and such people stood out among the crowd.

Misaki is a well-known animation producer, but what is Isayama? Kasumigaoka couldn't figure it out at the time, thinking that the identity of a kendo club leader alone could not support Isayama's ease that surpassed his peers. Now she knows that this person is actually a rare talent, an exorcist, who was born in a related family, received elite education since childhood, and worked very hard. Now he is an excellent fighter of the Onmyoji Bureau and is active on the front line.

Unlike the capable image she presents in class, she behaves like a little girl in front of Li Nian. She complains, acts badly, feels tired, and acts like a spoiled brat. This reflects another soft side of Isayama, letting people know that even though she has been trained for a long time, has excellent abilities, and bears corresponding burdens, Isayama is still a young girl after all.

Then, Isayama's character design is complete, logically tenable, and self-consistent.

Kasumigaoka turned around and went to wash up, but he couldn't stop thinking about it.

Isayama's character is already complete, but what about Li Nian?

At the moment, Li Nian was casually swinging a wooden sword to easily dissolve Isayama's attack. His breathing was steady, his expression was indifferent, and he even had the energy to give instructions, showing that his strength was much stronger than that of Isayama - even Kasumigaoka no longer needed to confirm this. The difference in strength between the two had been fully demonstrated in the countless battles between the two yesterday, but seeing it again today, Kasumigaoka still found it difficult to understand.

Isayama's strength is well-founded, has a process, and is logically clear.

So how powerful is Li Nian?

After so much contact with this man, Xia Zhiqiu believed that he had grasped enough information about Li Nian.

He has an easy-going personality and is always smiling. He seems to be easy to talk to, but in fact, he is not soft-hearted at all. Instead, he is quite radical in his thinking and has a hatred of evil. If he identifies someone as annoying, he will want to use cruel means to eliminate him.

He is not afraid of pain, life or death, and is a real warrior. However, he rarely shows this cruel side to his friends. He will happily and foolishly play and joke with everyone, but rarely loses his manners when getting along with others. He is also willing to do his best to help everyone's career, even if it causes them a lot of trouble.

He is an exorcist who knows all kinds of strange spells, and he is also a writer who can easily write novels that pass the library award. He is extremely powerful in martial arts and has great literary talent. He thinks clearly and acts decisively. He has a delicate mind and can keenly perceive changes around him, and can understand other people's moods and thoughts.

Of course such people are amazing.

But as a character setting, this is not up to standard.

Because such a person is too perfect.

Perfection is hard to justify, and it is hard to understand where his perfection comes from.

What made such a person?

Li Nian once let slip that he had a period as a teenager addicted to the internet, and seemed to have a past quite like that of an ordinary person. Kasumigaoka also heard from An Yi that the Li Nian of the past and the Li Nian of the present are two completely different people.

What changed him? What made him what he is? This is very important, because he is the [male protagonist]. No matter how strong, ridiculous, or perfect he is in real life, it doesn't matter how the process works. But in the story, he can't be a perfect creature like a castle in the air. That would be very... boring.

The answer is coming soon, Kasumigaoka thought.

The script has been completed, and Kasumigaoka is looking forward to seeing how Li Nian, who has agreed to write his own character as the male lead, will portray his own life.

…But actually Kasumigaoka also knows.

Li Nian is not really that perfect.

He also finds things troublesome and tends to deal with problems directly in order to avoid unnecessary efforts. He will deliberately make Gogen angry and has a bad taste for playing tricks on people. He also despises Aki's immaturity and Sawamura's stupidity, and feels embarrassed for Kato's straightforward concern. He hates being disturbed when he sleeps, but he will not turn a blind eye to Kasumigaoka's cold and will get up again and again to cover her with a blanket.

Xia Zhiqiu has been watching Li Nian and knows that no matter how perfect Li Nian is, he is still a real person with his own joys and sorrows, his own ups and downs, and therefore he can understand others and be close to others, and he is not just a perfect fighting machine.

Because of this, Kasumigaoka wanted to understand him completely... not just to understand his character, but to understand Li Nian as a man.

What is this feeling? Is it love? Kasumigaoka asked herself without hesitation.

She likes to tell some erotic jokes to tease Li Nian. She herself writes romance novels and has studied the concept of love in depth many times - but when it comes to herself, Kasumigaoka actually doesn't know what love is. She always criticizes Li Nian's unwavering belief in singleness. This love guru...she has never been in love herself.

Kasumigaoka felt that she had a crush on Li Nian. There weren't many boys that were close to her, and a good guy like Li Nian was even rarer. To be honest, this guy was tall, rich, and good-looking. He was also a comrade with the same interests as her in writing. They had a lot of topics to talk about, and it was always pleasant and rewarding to get along with him. He could be said to be the closest boy to Kasumigaoka. As for a romantic partner, it would be hard for her to think of anyone other than Li Nian...

But when Xia Zhiqiu asked herself whether she was in love with Li Nian, she was convinced that it was not yet the level of love, it was not that strong, and there was no response from the other party...

But what happens after that?

Now that the main storyline of the script has been completed, Li Nian has finalized the outline. It is not yet known what specific part she is going to write, but the two of them have already defined the tone of the script as a love battle between the male and female protagonists. Li Nian reluctantly assumes the responsibility of the [male protagonist], and she, Kasumi Nooka, is the [female protagonist], and has to think about how to conquer this damn straight man - while Li Nian was busy completing the main outline, Kasumi Nooka was actually working on her own ideas.

Conceive the direction of the plot where the [female protagonist] conquers the [male protagonist]...what kind of thought process will she go through, and what events can be written about...the lack of an outline does not stop Kasumigaoka from daydreaming. She is a writer of romance works, and this kind of daydreaming is her forte. However, without Li Nian's outline, the scenes she imagined could only use Li Nian and herself as actors, and she had accumulated a lot of inspiration that could be used.

It's just a script... It shouldn't be taken seriously. Kasumigaoka understands this... Although she understands it, she also knows that neither herself nor Li Nian can really make a clear distinction between themselves and the characters based on themselves. They are both the type of authors who are accustomed to placing their own emotions on the protagonists. Kasumigaoka knows that, as Li Nian said, the way she has chosen to play may be playing with fire, which can easily burn herself.

Will this reckless behavior really make me fall in love with the [male protagonist]...

Kasumigaoka thought about it with amusement, but felt that it was not a bad idea.

I just don’t know if Wu Geng will be anxious if I join the battle... Hehe, teasing Li Nian in front of her and watching her reaction is also a good entertainment.

Alas, Kasumigaoka discovered that she seemed to have the potential to become a bad woman.

……

……

Li Nian and Jianshan finished their morning exercises and made breakfast. Qingshan, who came at the usual time, ate breakfast quickly and went to work. They and Kasumigaoka enjoyed it slowly and then went to school together.

Walking on the road, Jianshan looked at Kasumigaoka in confusion, feeling that this person had been inexplicably worried since he woke up this morning. From breakfast to now on the way to school, he has been unusually silent and taciturn, obviously thinking about various things, sometimes frowning and sighing, sometimes sneering sinisterly, and occasionally looking at himself and Li Nian, with a look of scrutiny and examination in his eyes...

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